Garment hanger assembly



NOV. 10, H H R C GARMENT HANGER ASSEMBLY Filed Sept. 30, 1941 Patented Nov. 10, 1942 GARMEN ANG RJASSEMBLY Henry Hirsch, Jersey City, N'. J; Application September 30,1941, Serial No; 413,048 1 claim. (01. 22388) This invention relates generally to the art of garment hangers, and more particularly to a garment hanger assembly designed to properly support and position garments suspended therefrom.

In its more specificaspects my inventionrelates to a garment hanger assembly embodying the usual bent wire hanger combined with a unit which is carriedthereby andv which serves a useful purpose in positioning and retaining a garment suspended therefrom in the proper relation with respect thereto.

It is therefore an important object of my invention to provide a garment hanger assembly upon which a garment may be suspended without slipping therefrom.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a garment hanger assembly upon which garments of varying sizes and cuts may be suspended without slipping therefrom.

Another object of my invention is to provide a garment hanger assembly upon-which a garment may be suspended Without causing unduecreasing or mussing of the garment.

A still further object of my invention is to provide flexible unit for speedy and facile mounting on a usual garment hanger'for securing a garment thereon against slippage.

And yet another object of my invention is to provide a unit for speedy and facile mounting on a usual garment hanger which completely eliminates contact between the usual hanger and the garment.

Another important characteristic of my in--' vention is to provide a unit for'attachment to the usual garment hanger which tends to bulge or expand the neck areas of the garment suspended therefrom to thereby aid in retaining the garment in proper shape and condition.

A further object of my invention is to provide a garment hanger assembly whi'ch retains a garment against slipping therefrom when the assembly with the garment thereon is moved and relatively roughly handled. 1

Another feature of my invention is the provision of a unit which is supplied to the user of the assembly in flattened blank form, and by a simple manipulation may be combined with the usual hanger to provide the complete assembly ready for use.

A further object of my invention isto provide a unit for combination with the usual hanger which is economicalto manufacture andmay be speedily and quickly attached to a hanger to produce a complete garment hanger assembly,

With the foregoing general objects, features, and results in view, as well as certain others which will be apparent from the following eX- planation, the invention consists in certain novel features and design, construction, mounting and combination of elements, as will be more fully and particularly referred to and specified hereinafter,

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the garment hanger assembly.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3 is a view of the blankfrom which the unit is formed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a portion of the garment hanger assembly with parts thereof broken away.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on theline 55 of Fig. 4.

In the dyeing and cleaning industry it is the general practice to return the cleaned garment to the owner thereof on a usual bent wire or the like hanger, and in the delivery of such garments in this manner it has been found that they slip from the hanger and are thereby soiled and mussed. In order to overcome such slipping several different methods have been devised, such as wrapping thin paper about the hanger and pinning the garment on the hanger to the paper or by applying clips over the garment and hanger. While such methods may serve to retain the garment on the hanger they have been found unsatisfactory for several reasons, For instance, it requires considerable time and expense to wrap paper around the hanger and then pin the garment thereto, as well as damaging the garment with pin holes, while in the clip method telltale marks are often left on the garmentby the clips and furthermore such clips may be relatively difficult and time consuming to apply.

Now I have overcome such dimculties which are now encountered in this trade by providing a blank of flexible material which is out and scored for quickapplication to a bent wire or the like relatively rigid garment hanger to provide a unit which is firmly attached to the hanger and by means of its formation clamps a garment to securely retain it on the hanger. Thus with my hanger assembly a garment may be easily positioned and clamped thereon so that it will withstand relatively rough treatment and still remain on the hanger.

This unit or coverwhich I attach to a hanger in addition to serving to keep the garment from slipping off the hanger also separates the garment and hanger so that damage to the garment from rust or the like which might well be on the hanger will not occur, and also I so form my cover unit that when attached to the hanger it will be so disposed and shaped that a garment mounted thereon will assume a form tending to retain the garment against mussing or undesirable creasing.

Referring to the drawing the letter B denotes the entire blank which is formed of relatively light flexible material such as cardboard or the like which may easily be folded and yet has a suificient degree of rigidity to allow it to assume and retain certain desired shapes and forms. The blank B is of generally rectangular form having two of its longitudinally oppositely disposed corners diagonally cut as at I to present two diagonal corners and the blank is cut from the middle point of a longitudinal edge thereof inwardly a distance as at 3, forming corners or tongue members 5. At the innermost end of the slit 3 the blank is cut out to form an aperture I, which it is apparent is centrally disposed longitudinally of the blank. The blank is further provided with a slit 9 which is disposed adjacent to but removed from the aperture 1 and at an acute angle with respect to the slit 3, and a tongue 8 is cut out of the blank on the opposite side of the slit 3 from the slit 9, for coaction with the slit 9 as will be hereinafter explained. Tabs l formed by cutting the blank are provided adjacent to but removed from the diagonal edges I.

The blank is scored to provide two fold lines II and I3 which extend diagonally in opposite directions from the aperture I to the transverse edges of the blank where recesses l are cut. Hence the blank may be folded along the lines II and I3 to provide what I shall term a front portion [1 and a back portion I9 which isdivided into two sides 2| and 23 by the slit 3. When the flexible blank unit is folded it is to be understood that the sides 2| and 23 overlap at the corner areas 5, all of which will be more fully explained hereinafter. Wings or garment engaging flaps 25 are formed in the front portion ll of the blank, the flaps being elongated and of tapering shape towards the free ends thereof.

Pairs of slits 2'! are cut in the blank in relation to each fold line H and I3. Such slits start at a point on the fold line and diverge therefrom on opposite sides thereof in a direction toward the aperture 1, thereby providing slits extending a distance along but spaced from each fold line.

It is to be particularly noticed that the slits 2'! of each pair of slits are cut from the same point on a fold line, and as they are divergent there is a substantial bend or degree of curvature near the fold line, as shown at 3|, while the slits are substantially straight as they extend toward the aperture 1. Elongated clamping tongues 29 are formed by the slits 21, which being formed of the same material as the blank are therefore flexible. Because of the spacing and relative disposition of the slits 21 with respect to the fold lines H and [3 it will be understood that the fold lines extend longitudinally tongues. Furthermore, the openings 33 are defined by curved portions of the slits 21. The free ends of the clamping tongues are undercut on each side of the fold line to form blunt ends.

The blank B scored and cut as described is supplied to the user in flat condition ready for attachment to and use with a relatively rigid bent wire hanger or any other desirable type of hanger having a hook 35, a cross bar 31 and diagonal bars 39.

In combining the hanger with the cover unit, the flexible unit being in flat position as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the hanger is placed on the blank B with the hook portion and the neck thereof extending through the aperture 1, the blank is then folded along the score lines H and I3, the tongue or corner 5 fitting into the slit 9 provided for that purpose, the tongue 8 hooking on the underside of the edge of the slit 9 to retain the corner in position, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The flexible unit formed from the blank B as described being mounted on the hanger, the tabs III are hooked behind the cross bar 31 to securely attach the unit to the hanger as disclosed, particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawing. With the flexible unit attached to and mounted on a hanger as described it is to be understood that the unit is supported on the diagonal bars 39 which engage the unit along the score lines I l and i3 and also along the tongues 29 which due to being intermediately longitudinally scored will be folded to extend downwardly a short distance on both sides of the diagonal bars. The diagonal bars will also be exposed adjacent the ends of the clamping tongues for a short distance because of the formation of the blank with the openings 33 therein. As reference particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawing will show the degree of curvature of the slits 21 adjacent the meeting point thereof on the fold line results in the opening or edges thereof being slightly below the diagonal bars.

The slit 9 which receives the tongue 5 is made sufiiciently short so as not to completely receive the tongue therein which results in producing a bulging effect in the flexible unit or cover not permitting the front and back portions thereof to lie fiat against each other. By means of this bulging action of the flexible unit a garment which is suspended from the hanger assembly is retained and held in better and more normal position, and the possibility of undue creasing and mussing of the garment is eliminated. It will be apparent that the usual hanger will be substantially covered by the flexible unit when the latter is in position thereon.

With the hanger assembly completed and set up as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, a garment 35' may be mounted thereon and secured against slipping therefrom by sliding the neck of the garment under the clamping tongues 29. This is accomplished with facility because of the particular construction which provides the opening 33 leaving a space between the end 30 of the tongue and the edge of the opening whereby the garment will be in position to slide under the tongue. It will be understood that when the garment is mounted on the assembly which is supported by the hook 35 the diagonal bars will press upwardly against the garment neck which is positioned between the bars and the tongues and the weight of the garment on the flexible unit will exert a downward pressure thereon which will be transmitted to the tongues, hence efiective garment clamping will result due to the trally disposed aperture therein and a slit extending from one edge of the blank to the aperture, and fold lines extending diagonally from the aperture to opposite edges of the blank, diverging slits cut in the blank and extending from a point on the fold line toward the aperture to form clamping tongues extending along the fold line, and a relatively short slit extending diagonally with respect to said first mentioned slit for receiving therein a corner of the blank formed by said first mentioned slit when the blank is folded on said fold lines.

HENRY HIRSCH. 

